2865 Laurel

Summary

2865 Laurel is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2865 Laurel is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson^[3].
• 2865 Laurel's image is recorded as 2865 Laurel orbit.png^[4].
• 2865 Laurel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2865 Laurel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[6].
• Stan Laurel is named after 2865 Laurel^[7].
• 2865 Laurel's follows is recorded as Q772881^[8].
• 2865 Laurel's followed by is recorded as 2866 Hardy^[9].
• 2865 Laurel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2865 Laurel's Commons category is recorded as 2865 Laurel^[11].
• 2865 Laurel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2865 Laurel's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 OK^[13].
• 2865 Laurel's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 PA^[14].
• 2865 Laurel's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 NF^[15].
• 2865 Laurel's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 ML^[16].
• 2865 Laurel's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 QH^[17].
• 2865 Laurel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-07-31T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2865 Laurel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ym1t^[19].
• 2865 Laurel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002865^[20].
• 2865 Laurel's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2865 Laurel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[22].
• 2865 Laurel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0702541'}^[23].
• 2865 Laurel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07221802111738347'}^[24].
• 2865 Laurel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[25].
• 2865 Laurel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.32'}^[26].
• 2865 Laurel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.29347'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2865 Laurel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Stan Laurel is named after 2865 Laurel^[7].

Why It Matters

2865 Laurel ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]